Hexagram 37 of 64
家人 jiā rén
The Family
巽 (xùn, Wind) above · 离 (lí, Fire) below
The Judgment 卦辞
Order in the inner circle first. Each person in their proper role, warmth within structure: the well-kept home becomes the model for every larger endeavor.
The Image 大象
Wind comes forth from fire: the family. The wise person has substance in their words, and consistency in their conduct.
The six lines 爻辞
Each line of 家人 has its own classical text. If a line in your cast is changing, its text is the heart of your reading.
Line 1 · 初九
Set the household in order early — structure before trouble. Regret vanishes.
「闲有家，悔亡」
Line 2 · 六二
No grand chasing after; the quiet work of the hearth. Steadiness — good fortune.
「无攸遂，在中馈，贞吉」
Line 3 · 九三
Strict at home: some friction, but it ends well. All laughter and no rules ends poorly.
「家人嗃嗃，悔厉吉。妇子嘻嘻，终吝」
Line 4 · 六四
A household enriched — great good fortune. The inner circle prospers.
「富家，大吉」
Line 5 · 九五
The king arrives at the family — no worry, good fortune. Real closeness draws even the great.
「王假有家，勿恤吉」
Line 6 · 上九
Trust with a spine — sincere and taken seriously. In the end, good fortune.
「有孚威如，终吉」
If you drew this in a reading
A favorable pattern. Among the sixty-four patterns, this one belongs to the favorable family: its core movement supports what you would do with it. Favorable does not mean automatic — the hexagram still asks you to hold up your end with steadiness and good faith.
In yes/no questions this hexagram leans yes — the pattern supports proceeding.
The trigrams give the flavor: 巽 (Wind) above — gentle penetration — gradual influence, flexibility, patience — over 离 (Fire) below — clarity and clinging — insight, illumination, dependence on fuel. Where those two energies meet, 家人 is born.
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